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Tyreek Hill gave everyone an insight of why he is called the Cheetah. The Miami Dolphins playoff hopeful receiver had posted a clip of himself annihilating the opposition in what probably was a friendly and casual gathering set up to see some track action. Below 10.2 seconds and with so much finesse, the NFL’s fastest man almost appeared to be running a 100-meter sprint.
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According to the video, Hill explodes out of the blocks with an initial burst of speed so fast that it leaves NFL defensive backs looking foolish on Sundays. By now, he has already walked away from the pack by the time marks hit 60 meters. At this juncture, he looks quite chill as if it were some sort of light-hearted celebration toward the finish line, with a lot of people behind him. The guy beside him-who was later identified as a local track athlete-was actually going all out just to remain a step away from Hill.”
This performance stirred a major argument among the commentators. Some had noted that Hill’s time cannot really be called fast by elite track standards; some others claimed, “He isn’t even a track athlete, a 31-year-old man with more muscle mass on him than most sprinters. He trains for football not for sprinting.”
Now the age debate got heated, too, with several people arguing that 31 isn’t old for an athlete. One wrote: “Y’all having this society think that 30 is old in sports.” Another added some perspective, pointing toward Hill’s domestic violence history, which nearly derailed his career in the early stages.
What sets Hill apart is uniquely not the speed but the maintenance of speed while carrying 190 pounds of pure muscle on a 5’10” frame. As one fan put it, “hes running a 10.15 while also benching 300 pounds.”
Not many come up for discussion when you combine strength and speed.
The conversation reignited with comparisons between football players and sprinters. Others brought faster performances from Texas high school kids into the mix.
That remark surely made the discussion interesting as it brought up Hill’s former teammate DK Metcalf after someone referenced his 10.3-second 100-m sprint a couple of years back, and the conversation soon turned into a raging debate about who was the fastest NFL wide receiver.
Lost in all these comparisons is how rare it is to have an NFL skill guy this fast with this much strength. Most of the elite sprinters are lean, 160-170 pounds, specialists. Hill is out here running comparably and looking like a tank.
There is a terrible reminder for AFC East defenses courtesy of that clip. If Hill is moving like that in the offseason, that is going to be such a good challenge trying to contain him in September. Should have every Dolphins fan excited that their star weapon has not lost a step coming into his 31st year.
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There is no doubt about how much speed this man possesses. Whether it is town streets or across the touchdowns, when Tyreek Hill turns on an engine, the game is over for the chaser. The nickname Cheetah could not have been more apt.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
